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YTE will sell Detective Conan goods built on a newly drawn "Blue Butterfly Forest" visual early at Anime Japan Girls Festival 2026, held November 7 and 8 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City. The lineup includes a clear file with Conan, Haibara, Amuro, and Kid, an aurora acrylic stand, trading foil-embossed cards, can badges, and a hard card case. Deformed pop-up book style goods of Ran, Shinichi, Akai, and Chihaya follow.
A collaboration between the music special program Best Hit Kayosai 2026 and the TV anime Detective Conan has been announced, and voting has begun for Everyone's Choice: Detective Conan Best Hit OP & ED. Fans pick from all 138 opening and ending songs produced over the 30 years since the anime began airing, and the ranking will be announced during the Best Hit Kayosai 2026 broadcast. Broadcast date, performing artists, and songs will be announced later.
Square Enix announced the stage lineup for Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, the Final Fantasy XIV fan event running October 31 to November 1, 2026. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida gives the keynote on day one and is expected to bring news on the expansion The White Silver Wanderer. Day one also includes the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 Japan final, a rapid-fire Q&A, and a paid-stream piano concert with Keiko and guest Amanda Achen. Day two adds a development panel on BGM production with Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa and Masayoshi Soken, a LIVE Q&A, the Glamour Collection fashion show, and Naoki's Room with guests including Tatsuomi Hamada, k4sen, SHAKA and Karubi Akami. THE PRIMALS close the event with a paid special live. Most programs outside the music stages stream free, and live viewings of the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert go to Aeon Cinema locations.
viviON will bring its Garumani label to Animeite Girls Festival 2026 on November 7 and 8 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City. The booth holds a display for the new voice drama Yotsuyanagi Seitetsu Kohositsu and the first public reveal of the Amaneku Amaku Ma Volume 3 cover. Ten merchandise items go on sale, two of them limited to the AGF venue.
Animate Girls Festival 2026 will hang city flags around Ikebukuro from October 30 to November 8, 2026, with STPR Family on Sunshine Street and Tsukino Talent Production near the station's east exit. A collaboration coaster giveaway at area restaurants and shops covers 10 titles, among them 18TRIP, The Apothecary Diaries, Tokyo Revengers, Tougen Anki and Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2. The event runs November 7 and 8.
RIOT MUSIC Inc. and Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. will co-plan "ESPERA -AdHoc Live Festival 2026-" in VRChat across three days: Friday, November 20, Saturday, November 21, and Sunday, November 22, 2026. The first two days are free to attend; the final day requires a paid ticket. RIOT MUSIC handles production and operation, with XR creative studio MIGIRI Inc. handling live production. Performing artists, performance content, and ticket prices and sales methods are scheduled to be announced from October 2026, with updates posted on the official AdHoc X account. RIOT MUSIC launched its VRChat-focused efforts in February 2026 and has run music lives and talk events in the world "AdHoc." The company cites 50,000 cumulative visits to that world and more than 3,700 VRChat group participants as of September 2026. The festival's stated aim is to bring VOCALOID-centered internet music, VRChat-rooted music culture, and VTuber and virtual artist expression into one virtual space.
At the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 stage for The Apothecary Diaries, Aoi Yuki, Takao Otsuka, and Ryumaro Tachibana talked about behind-the-scenes dubbing on Season 3 and on The Apothecary Diaries: The Movie - The Consort's Secret Treasure, which is scheduled for release on December 11. The stage covered dubbing that ran in parallel with the TV season and characters to watch in the film.
The first day of ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 supported by Comic Cmoa was held on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at MIYASHITA PARK and other locations around Shibuya. Sayumi Suzushiro, Shogo Sakata, and Wataru Kato unveiled a graduation ceremony visual for the TV anime You and I Are Polar Opposites. The PRISMation ATELIER stage named three second-wave works.
Abema Anime Matsuri 2026 runs September 19 and 20 at Miyashita Park and other Shibuya locations. Organizers revealed original goods for "Seiyuu to Yoasobi" and "GOALOUS5," plus a food truck lineup and venue maps. The "Seiyuu to Yoasobi 2026" public live broadcast runs September 14 to 18 at Tokyo Culture Culture, with Hiroki Yasumoto, Junya Enoki, Yoko Hikasa, Yu Serizawa, and Kensho Ono appearing on a rotating daily basis.
LIVE COMMERCE FESTIVAL 2026 ran two days, September 8 and September 9, at Happo-en in Shirokanedai, Tokyo. More than 750 commerce livestreamers attended and exhibiting companies reached 50. The event combined direct matching between companies and streamers, product experiences, practical seminars, and livestreamed selling. Day 1 carried a special online program with Maki Goto, JOY, Yun, Hina Kagei, Riku Kyogoku, Prince Koya, and kana.
Shine Post announced on September 4 that its live event BRiGHT STARS FESTIVAL 2026 will be streamed online. The two-day show runs September 12 and 13 at Pia Arena MM, and online viewing tickets went on sale the same day at 4,800 yen for both days. Archives stay up for one week after each performance. It is the first large-scale Shine Post live in three years, bringing together TINGS, HY:RAIN, Rough Diamond and Himawari Symphony.
ONE PARK FESTIVAL 2026 will be held September 5 and 6 at Fukui City Central Park, a short walk from JR Fukui Station. The urban outdoor festival features music, local food, sake, and crafts. Artists include Ulfuls and Remioromen. A wristband allows free re-entry during the event.
On August 29 and 30, 2026, Takasu Beach in Fukui City hosts the Mogu Mogu Festival 2026, a beach festival mixing food, music, and entertainment. Nighttime features musical fireworks on the 29th and a 500-drone light show on the 30th, with songs by artists like Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Vaundy, and Southern All Stars.
Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026 opened August 14 at BEXCO Hall 2, running three days with a business day and two festival days. The event drew a record 856 submissions from 57 countries, up about 44 percent from last year's 592. Around 180 works from 41 countries were selected. The conference featured keynote talks by Nexon Games' Kim Yong-ha and yosp CEO Shuhei Yoshida. Grand Prix finalists include Japan's Finding Polka.
The Idolmaster series' first cross-franchise xR live event, IDOL WORLD SUPER FESTIVAL 2026, held its final day on July 26 at Keio Arena TOKYO and ASOBI STAGE. The day three performance, themed ALL call and response, featured 15 idols across agencies performing songs designed for audience participation.
Wonder Festival 2026 Summer, held July 26 at Makuhari Messe, featured a wide range of figures from Hololive talents, independent VTubers like Amami Luka, and original characters by popular illustrators. The event included garage kits, pre-sales, and original sculpts across many genres.
The second day of the Idolmaster series' first cross-franchise xR live event, "THE IDOLM@STER 20th Anniversary MORE RE@LITY LIVE IDOL WORLD SUPER FESTIVAL 2026" (IWSF2026), took place on July 25, 2026, at Keio Arena TOKYO. The day's theme was "ALL Live Band," titled "-ZESSYOU-", featuring 14 idols known for their singing ability. The performers included Chihaya Kisaragi, Azusa Miura, Nao Kamiya, and others from various franchises like Cinderella Girls, Million Live, SideM, Shiny Colors, and Gakuen Idolmaster. The live band IWSF BAND, led by keyboardist and bandmaster Shunsuke Takizawa, and the string quartet IWSF STRINGS provided live accompaniment. The setlist included ballads like Azusa's "Tonari ni..." and Chihaya's "Saihyo," as well as rock numbers. A notable moment was the performance of "1/3" by Ikaruga Luka, with Tsukasa Tsukimura and Retra joining in, which the report highlighted as a powerful display of the live music approach. The event concluded with all 14 idols performing "Alive Factor" together with the 8 musicians.
Y's Holdings will hold TOKYO Bon Dance × STEAM FESTIVAL 2026 at Ueno Onshi Park on June 26-27, 2026. The event combines Bon Odori with DJ, VJ, music production, and crafting experiences for elementary and junior high school students. Performers include DJ KOO (TRF), DJ Oasis, ZEN-LA-ROCK, and Guinness World Record-holding elementary school student DJ RINOKA.
NU Festival 2026, co-hosted by JR East, will take over TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Takanawa Gateway Station from June 26 to 28. The timetable is now public, with performances by Grandbrothers, Suzanne Ciani, Actress, William Basinski, and Two Shell. A pre-party at Shibuya's WOMB is also scheduled.
YUSVOX-produced 6-member idol group First Playlist will perform at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2026 on July 31, 2026, just six months after their debut on January 28, 2026. The festival, held from July 31 to August 2 in the Odaiba-Aomi area, is the world's largest idol festival, attracting around 85,000 attendees in its previous edition.